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The phrase "addicted to breaking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strong compulsion or habit related to breaking something, whether it be rules, objects, or even personal limits.
Example: "He seemed addicted to breaking the rules, always pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable."
Alternatives: "hooked on breaking" or "obsessed with breaking".
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All of this comes as a bit of a shock to Hollywood executives who, relying on rising ticket prices and a steady diet of sure-thing franchises, had become addicted to breaking box-office records without breaking a sweat.
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Television I've been utterly addicted to Breaking Bad.
If they get addicted to "Breaking Bad," they'll often download it free through file-sharing services like Bit Torrent or wait for it to come out on iTunes.
NPR also ran a story about a journalist who became addicted to painkillers, broke the habit, and decided to share his story.
At a party about five months before my operation I met a guy around my age who told me how, during his recovery, he had become addicted to painkillers, broken up a long-term relationship because of the stress and still, a year later, wasn't confident enough in his jaw to take a bite out of a whole apple.
"I hope today's report is a wake-up call to Ed Miliband and David Cameron to open their eyes and actually get on with changing things so we can help the addicts to break their habit and really get the criminals that should be behind bars in prison".
"The problem is that many of us have been force-fed with a diet of nothing but passive, uncritical consumptionism, indeed, we are addicted to the stuff; breaking such powerful habits is what this is all about; it's about getting people to think critically again about what's going on and why and what, if anything, we can do about it".
It's a culture in which everyone is addicted to the idea of breaking new ground.
Some married too young and are addicted to the thrill of breaking the laws of adult life.
The B-side, Stop to Start, was equally entrancing, the tale of someone so addicted to heartache he keeps breaking up with his girlfriend.
There is no other illness that can get you arrested simply for displaying symptoms; but it is impossible to be addicted to illegal drugs without breaking the law.
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